mf_achas: MAME ROM Information. History:
Astro Chase (c) 1982 Exidy / First Star Software.
A space-themed shoot'em up.
- TECHNICAL -
Main CPU : M6502 (@ 1.78979 Mhz), M68705 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)
Sound Chips : POKEY (@ 1.78979 Mhz), Speaker
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 336 x 225 pixels
Screen refresh : 59.92 Hz
Palette colors : 256
Players : 4
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
- TRIVIA -
This game makes a significant appearance in the 1984 movie 'The Brother from Another Planet'.
- SOURCES -
Game's rom.
Machine's picture.
MAME Info:
0.88u4 [Mariusz Wojcieszek]
Bugs:
- The sky differs between a 32bit and 64bit build. Firewave (ID 03334)
WIP:
- 0.123u1: Atari Ace fixed fatal error in Astro Chase (Max-A-Flex).
- 0.88u4: Mariusz Wojcieszek added Astro Chase (Max-A-Flex) (Exidy / First Star Software 1982).
- 8th November 2004: Mariusz Wojcieszek - Wrote a driver for the Max-A-Flex system (Atari 600XL). Four titles have appeared on this platform officially only.
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Romset: 16 kb / 1 files / 9.53 zip
MAME XML Output:
   | <game name="mf_achas" sourcefile="maxaflex.c" romof="maxaflex"> |
   |    | <description>Astro Chase (Max-A-Flex)</description> |
   |    | <year>1982</year> |
   |    | <manufacturer>Exidy / First Star Software</manufacturer> |
   |    | <rom name="ac.rom" size="16384" crc="18752991" sha1="f508b89d2251c53d017cff6cb23b8e9880a0cc0b" region="maincpu" offset="8000"/> |
   |    | <rom name="atarixl.rom" merge="atarixl.rom" size="16384" crc="1f9cd270" sha1="ae4f523ba08b6fd59f3cae515a2b2410bbd98f55" region="maincpu" offset="c000"/> |
   |    | <rom name="maxaflex.uc" merge="maxaflex.uc" size="2048" crc="fe9cf53c" sha1="4b02bc2f0c8a1eab799814fac82d5812c0160206" region="mcu" offset="0"/> |
   |    | <rom name="maxprom.prm" merge="maxprom.prm" size="512" crc="edf5c950" sha1="9ad046ea41a61585dd8d2f2d4167a3cc39d2928f" region="proms" offset="0"/> |
   |    | <chip type="cpu" tag="maincpu" name="M6502" clock="1789790"/> |
   |    | <chip type="cpu" tag="mcu" name="M68705" clock="3579545"/> |
   |    | <chip type="audio" tag="mono" name="Speaker"/> |
   |    | <chip type="audio" tag="pokey" name="POKEYN" clock="1789790"/> |
   |    | <chip type="audio" tag="speaker" name="Speaker"/> |
   |    | <display tag="screen" type="raster" rotate="0" width="336" height="225" refresh="59.923329" /> |
   |    | <sound channels="1"/> |
   |    | <input players="4" buttons="2" coins="1"> |
   |    |    | <control type="joy" ways="8"/> |
   |    |    | <control type="keypad"/> |
   |    | </input> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Coin/Time" tag="dsw" mask="15"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="30 sec" value="0"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="60 sec" value="1"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="90 sec" value="2"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="120 sec" value="3"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="150 sec" value="4"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="180 sec" value="5"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="210 sec" value="6"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="240 sec" value="7"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="270 sec" value="8"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="300 sec" value="9" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="330 sec" value="10"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="360 sec" value="11"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="390 sec" value="12"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="420 sec" value="13"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="450 sec" value="14"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="480 sec" value="15"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <driver status="good" emulation="good" color="good" sound="good" graphic="good" savestate="unsupported" palettesize="256"/> |
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